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zontal bar mounted on the carrying member, a saddle seat mounted on thehorizontal bar, means for horizontally adjusting the saddle seat alongthe bar, the saddle seat having a shape adapted to fit snugly the frontsof the thighs and perineal crotch of the subject, means carried by thesaddle for securing the subject to the saddle, a tubular housing carriedby the bar, a shaft turnable in the housing, a frame adjustably mountedin the shaft and having a labial cross bar on the frame adapted to begripped by the teeth of a subject, whereby the subject is posturedfixedly uprightly in a readily duplicatable position for re-examinationwhen desired.

3. An X-ray stand adapted to position a subject immovably relative toX-ray apparatus, which comprises, in combination, a base, a turntablemounted on the base, means for horizontally adjusting the turntablerelative to the base, a mounting standard secured vertically to theturntable adjacent to the periphery thereof, a carrying membertelescopically mounted in the mounting standard for vertical adjustmentrelative thereto, means for securing the carrying member in desiredvertical adjustment, a horizontal bar mounted on the carrying member, asaddle seat mounted on the horizontal bar, means for hri zontallyadjusting the saddle seat along the bar, the saddle seat having a shapeadapted to fit snugly the fronts of the thighs and perineal crotch ofthe subject, means carried by the saddle for securing the subject to thesaddle, a hub housing carried by the horizontal bar, a shaft turnable inthe housing, a frame including spaced lateral bar members adjustablymounted in the shaft for vertical movement relative to the shaft and alabial cross bar for the frame adapted to be gripped by the teeth of asubject mounted on the saddle member, means for securing the frame invertical and angular positions of adjustment whereby the subject iserectly postured in a duplicatable upright position, means for securinthe saddle in adjusted position, rotation of the turntable positioningthe subject in any desired angular position relative to the X-rayapparatus, and cooperating means on the base and turntable forindicating angular positions of the subject relative to the X-rayapparatus.

4. An X-ray stand for posturing a subject for X-ray examinations ortreatments, which comprises a base, a rotatable turntable mounted on thebase, a vertical stand mounted on the turntable, means for verticallyadjusting the stand, a horizontal mounting bar carried by the stand, asaddle member mounted on the bar above the turntable for holding thesubject to be examined, and a vertically and angularly adjustable framecarried by the stand including a bit bar adapted to be gripped by theteeth of the subject for maintaining the subject in rigidly erectposture.

5. An X-ray stand for posturing a subject in upright position for X-rayexaminations or treatments which comprises, in combination, a base, aturntable rotatably mounted on the base upon which the subject stands, amounting member carried by the turntable, a saddle member carried by themounting member, instrumentalities carried by the mounting member forvertically adjusting the saddle member for bringing the saddle memberinto snug engagement with the perineal crotch of the subject, the saidinstrumentalities including means mounted on the said instrumentalitiesfor producing horizontal adjustment of the saddle member, a framemounted on the said means and provided with a bit bar adapted to begripped in the teeth of the subject mounted on the saddle member, andmounting means carried by the saddle member-adjusting means forvertically and angularly adjusting the frame relative to the subjecttopermit the subject to grip the bit bar with his teeth While positionedon the saddle member, the said subject thereby becoming postured erectlyand rigidly upright, and cooperating means on the base and on theturnable for enabling any desired reproduction of the position of thesubject relative to the X-ray apparatus.

6. An X-ray stand for posturing a subject in upright position for X-rayexaminations or treatments which comprises, in combination, a base, aturntable rotatably mounted on the base upon which the subject stands, amounting member carried by the turntable, a saddle member carried by themounting member, instrumentalities carried by the mounting member forvertically adjusting the saddle member for bringing the saddle memberinto snug engagement with the perineal crotch of the subject, the saidinstrumentalities including means mounted on the said instrumentalitiesfor producing horizontal adjustment of the saddle member, a framemounted on the said means and provided with a bit cross bar adapted tobe gripped in the teeth of the subject mounted on the saddle member,means carried by the saddle member for holding the subject firmly on thesaddle member, and instrumentalities carried by thesaddle-member-adjusting means for vertically and angularly adjusting theframe relative to the subject to enable the subject to grip the bit barin his teeth while positioned on the saddle member, the subject therebybeing held erectly and rigidly upright for exposure to the X-rays.

7. An X-ray stand for posturing a subject for X-ray examinations ortreatments, which comprises, in combination, a base, a turntablerotatably mounted on the base, a vertical stand mounted on theturntable, a seat member for receiving the subject to be X-rayed, meansfor mounting the seat member on the stand, means carried by the standfor vertically adjusting the seat member relative to the stand andsubject, means on the seat member-mounting means for horizontallyadjusting the seat member, a posture frame carried by the stand andincluding a cross bar adapted to be gripped by the teeth of the subject,means also mounted on the seat-member mounting means for verticallyadjusting the posture frame, the said means also angularly adjusting theposture frame for enabling the cross bar to be brought intoteeth-grasping position relative to the subject for securing the subjectin a fixed upright position, and means carried by the stand for securingthe subject on the seat member.

WEAVER A. RUSH.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 377,556 Gomber Feb. 7, 1888398,712 Endean Feb. 26, 1889 537,516 Woodruff Apr. 16, 1895 1,065,022Bell June 17, 1913 May 15, 1951 R. s. SCHAAB ET AL MACHINE FORPROCESSING FUR AND PILE FABRICS 4 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed Sept. 27, 1949FIG. I.

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MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FUR AND FILE FABRICS Filed Sept. 27, 1949 4Sheets-Sheet 2 "4 G8 H6 w FIG. 5. 2'1 6 H I r 79 K I 55 f 6.L RUDOLPH s.scHAA BYJOHN EDWARD H5O ATTORNEY May 15, 1951 R. 57 SCHAAB ET AL MACHINEFOR PROCESSING FUR AND FILE FABRICS 4 she ts-sheet 3 Filed Sept. 27,1949 ha Ru mum A5 mbN JNVEN TOR. RUDOLPH s. ScHAAb JOHN EDWARD 'nso BY yATTORNEL y 1951 R. s. SCHAAB ET AL 2,552,593

MACHINE FOR PROCESSING FUR AND FILE FABRICS FIG. H.

ITS A 10.5 A IOS A ITS A 3% FIG. I5.

3&0 INVENTORS. RUDOLPH s. scuAAe, A JOHN aowluzn so ATTORNEY.

Patented May 15, 1951 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE MACHINE FOR PROCESSINGFUR AND PILE FABRICS Rudolph S. Schaab, Bronxville, and John EdwardTiso, New York, N. Y.

The present invention relates to an ironing machine and it particularlyrelates to an ironing machine useful for renewing or refinishing furs,pile fabrics or articles of clothing made of furs or pile fabrics.

Although not limited thereto, or pile fabrics, the present inventionwill be particularly described in connection with its application to aprocess of ironing and to an ironing machine useful for ironing coatsand other articles of clothing made of furs or skins, and particularlyfor renovating or renewing or refurbishing the fur on such moutongarments.

Mouton garments particularly when wet or after wear tend to lose theirdesirable fur quality and hand and considerable difiiculty has beenexperienced in refurbishing and renewing the fur of such garments. It isnot readily possible to produce the ,desired original fur appearance andfur hand of the garments and often streaks will result, and sometimesdamage may be done to the garment.

Furthermore, to process or refurbish or iron such garment requiresconsiderable labor and takes substantial time with resulting high costwithout a particularly good renewing job being accomplished.

t is therefore among the object of the present invention to provide anovel fur renewing, refinishing, refurbishing or ironing procedure whichwilleifectively renovate or refurbish articles of clothing made of fur,skins or pile fabrics, and particularly mouton coats, with mosteffective hand and fur appearance without streaking and withoutlikelihood of any damage to the garment.

Another object is to provide a novel machine for ironing fur garments,and particularly mouton coats, which will only require attention of oneoperator and which will assure a most satis factory ironing processwithout streaking of the garment and with assurance that the entiregarment will be uniformly processed.

Still further objects and advantages will appear in the more detaileddescription set forth below, it being understood, however, that thismore detailed description is given by way of illustration andexplanation only and not by Way of limitation, since various changestherein may be made by those skilled in the art without departing fromthe scope and spirit of the present invention.

In accomplishing the above objects, it has been found most satisfactoryto provide a relatively wide beltmember or support member at a con- Yemei he ght i esn to t e rato which will support the fur garment,particularly when spread out, and have sufficient width to support suchcoat even though the coat has been moved to one side when one edge orone side thereof is being treated by the ironing device.

In one suitable form, this is accomplished by providing a relativelywide traveling canvas belt having about one and one half to twice themaximinn width of the coat or garment when spread out.

Over the central portion of this traveling canvas belt is provided theironing roll with the curved grooves.

This roll is supported upon a lever and may be lowered by the operatorand at the same time is driven and provided with suitable internalelectric heating arrangements. Alternately the travelling belt may beelevated topress the garment against the roll.

The temperature, speed and shape of the grooves on the roll are such asto raise the fur or pile and refurbish and return it to substantiallyits original condition.

In a preferred form of the invention, the shaft which carries therotating roll is provided with three slip rings on one side to supply atriple phase current supply to the internal heater resistance unit whilea double slip ring is positioned at the other side for temperaturecontrol arrangement.

Desirably, the roll is surmounted by a hood connected to an exhaustdevice to pick up dust or fragments which are formed, while' a foottreaolle controls the moving element whether it be the carrier belt orthe ironing roller to press it into contact with the fur or pilesurface.

In one preferred form of the invention, the roll, the exhaust, the motorfor the exhaust, the electrical connections to the roll and otherassociated parts are all balanced and pivotally mounted upon atransversely extended lever which extends forwardly and backwardlyacross and substantially above the carrier belt.

A feature of the present invention, however, resides in the provision ofa series of felt belts, pads or strips positioned opposite .to anddirectly below the ironing rolls so that the portion of the fur coat orfur garment being treated or refurbished by the roll will be elevatedabove the canvas belt while being processed by the roll.

In one arrangement, there is provided a combination of a lower soft feltbelt or pad and an upperhard felt belt or pad has been found mostdesirable for pressing the coat or pile against the roller .or ironermember.

, With the foregoingfand other objects in view the invention consists ofthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts ashereinafter more specifically described, and illustrated in theaccompanying drawings, wherein is shown an embodiment of the invention,but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modificationscan be resorted to which fall within the scope of the claims hereuntoappended.

In the drawings wherein like reference characters denote correspondingparts throughout the several views:

Fig. 1 is a vertical side sectional View of the machine according to thepresent invention, taken upon the line I-I of Fig. 3.

Fig. 2 is a vertical side sectional view taken upon the line 22 of Fig.3.

Fig. 3 is a top plan view taken from the line 3-3 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 4 is a longitudinal vertical sectional view taken upon the line 44of Fig. 2 and upon an enlarged scale as compared to Fig. 2.

'Fig. 5 is a' vertical fragmentary detailed sectional View taken uponthe line 5-5 of Fig. 4 to show the details of the ironing roller.

Fig. 6 is a diagrammatic circuit layout showing one type of electricalcircuit arrangement which may be utilized with the device of Figs. 1 to5.

Fig. 7 is a front elevational view of the ironing roller removed fromits assemblageof Fig. 4 and upon a smaller scale as compared 'to Fig. 4.

Fig. 8 is a phantom View showing the four removable blades as they arepositioned on the rotating cylinder.

Fig. 9 is a fragmentaryend perspective view of the end of one of thesaid removable blades showing the combing grooves.

Fig. 10 is a diagrammatic side elevational view of the ceramic cylindercarrying the coiled heating element as shown interiorly upon Fig. 4,upon a reduced scale as compared to Fig. 4, before positioning inside ofthe ironing roller of Fig. 7 to form the combination of Fig. 4.

Fig. 11 is an enlarged diagrammatic side sectional view showing therelative positioning of the ironing roller, the carrier belt and thesuperimposed felt pads for pressing the fur orpile fabric into contactwith the ironing roller.

Fig. 12 is a fragmentary enlarged side sectional detail view showing thepositioning of the coiled heating element and its ceramic covering uponthe cerami cylinder.

Fig. 13 is a fragmentary enlarged side elevational View, partly invertical section, showing the slip ring construction and assembly forestablishing electrical connections to the ironing roller.

Figs. 14, 15 and 16 are diagrammatic alternative electrical circuitarrangements similar to Fig. 6 for supplying electrical energy to theheating roller.

Referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the machine has a frame A, a continuouslymoving belt B, an oscillating ironing roller C, a table D, a hood E, apivotally mounted carrier F, an exhaust arrangement G, and a motor H. V

Theframe Ahas two side frame members 20 with the forward legs 2| and therear legs 22 and the connecting bar members 23 and 24.

Extending between the side frame members 20 is the rear shaft 25 havingthe encircling tubular member 44 for carrying the treadle lever 26. Thetreadle lever 26 has the down-turned portion 21 which extendsforwardly'and terminates in the portion 28 carrying the foot contactmember 20. The lever 26 extends rearwardly, as indicated at 30, and hasan upturned portion 3| pivotally connected at 32 to the U-shaped lever33.

The U-shaped lever 33 has an upper extension 34. The extension 34ispivotally connected at 35 t0 the swinging frame 36 of the carrier F.The carrier F is pivotally mounted on the shaft 31. The shaft 31 extendsbetween the upward extensions 38 of the side frames 20.

The frame 36 has the side arms 39, a cross bracket .40, the frontextension 4i, and the rear mounting plate 42.

The front part of the carrier F is provided with mounting plates 50. Tothe mounting plates 50, by the bolts 5| areattached the flanges 52 andof the side bearings 53 (see Fig. 1). The side bearings 53 carry theshaft 54 by the bearing sleeve 55, as will be more fully described inconnection with Fig. 4. V

The carrier F alsocarries the hood E (see Figs. 1, 2 and 3), having thetop plate 49 and the downturned front portion 55 which parallels theironing roller C, forming an inlet passage 51 into which there is astrong exhaust or suction, as indicated at 58.

The side plates 59 of the exhaust hood E (see Fig. 2) also carry thelower curved plate 80, which extends closely adjacent to the roller C.The suction, as indicated by the arrow 58, will then pass, as indicatedby the arrow 6|, into the chamber 62 which opens at 63 to the flexibletube 64. The flexible tube 64 opens into the center of the exhaust orsuction fan 66 and expels the stream of air carrying dust and dirtparticles through the outlet pipe 61 into the flexible tube 88.

s The exhaust fan G is ,driven by and directly connected to the shaft 15of the motor H (see Fig. 3).

It will be noted that the base 16 of the exhaust fan G and the base '11of the motor H are both mounted upon the plate 42 forming part of thecarrier F (see Figs. 1 to 3). The other end of the motor shaft 15 isprovided with'a double pulley 18 carrying two belts 19 which extend overto and drive the quadruple pulley on the shaft 8|. The shaft BI for thequadruple pulley 80 is mounted upon a bracket 82 (see Fig. 1) 'sup,

ported on the cross structure 40 which forms part of and moves with theswinging carrier F.

The cross plate 40 has the support members 83 and 39 which are mountedupon the sleeve 43 encircling the shaft 31. The reduced diameter pulleysection 84, forming part of the quadruple pulley 80, has a double belt81 leading to the double pulley 86 on the shaft 54 of the ironing rollerC, which will be more fully described in connection with Fig. 4. 1

Extending between the side frame members 20 are also the shafts 95, 90,91 and 98for the carrier belt B, which shafts are enclosed in thesleeves 99, I00, IOI and I02 which carry the canvas belt I03.

Mounted upon the canvas belt I03 is the single or double felt pad I04.If desired, the felt pad I04 (see Fig; 11) may consist of a lowersection I06 of relatively softfelt and an upper section I01 of arelatively harder felt. The upper section I01 extends beyond the lowersection I06 and has the overhanging edges I08 which tend to turndownwardly. These edges I08 are as wide as the ironing roller C-or-wider so that there'willbe no streaking of the fur or pile along theedges of the ironing roller C.

Normally, when the belt B is running idle in the direction indicated bythe arrow I99, the belt B will be taut, as indicated at H0, in Fig. 2,between the rollers 0r sleeves I88 and I9]. However, when the ironingroller C is lowered, or alternatively when the belt B is elevated, thebelt I93 will be depressed, as indicated at III in Fig. 1, so as tosubject the fur coat or other fur piece to refurbishing and finishingtreatment.

The rear shaft 98 is carried at the sides by the sliding blocks H2 whichare guided in the slots I I3 in the side frames 28. The sliding blocksII I have the cross members I In connected to the take-up screws H8.These screws IIII pass through the U-brackets I in the frame members 29.The screws II4 carry the adjusting wheels H8. The wheels have abutmentsII'I against the U-brackets H5. By turning the Wheels II6 it is possibleto take up any slack in the belt I 89, put the necessary amount oftension on the combination felt-canvas belt B. The belt is driven by theforward shaft 95 through the motor I25. The motor I is mounted by theplate I26 upon the angle plate I27 attached to the forward portion I28of one of the side frames 20. The driving and driven gears I29 and IE8are positioned upon the shafts I3I and 95.

The table D has the side portions I48 (see Fig. 3) and the recessedcentral portion I #II which permits the operator to stand close to thefelt pad I94 of the continuously operating belt I83.

The inside edge I82 of the table is provided with a cut-out I93 whichfits around the felt belt member HM and over the canvas belt member I83.

The extensions Me of the table are supported by the upwardly andforwardly extended beam members I44 of the cross members I45. Themembers I45 are attached at I46 to the front of the side frames 28.

Now, referring specifically to the ironing roller C shown best in Figs.4 to 9, and 12 this roller has an outer metal cast-iron cylinder memberI, a central ceramic heater member J, the removable blades K, theelectrical coil arrangement L, the slip-ring arrangement M for the maincurrent supply, and slip-ring arrangement N for the ther mostatic supplyand the thermostatic control P.

The inner ceramic roller J, as shown in Figs. 4, l0 and 12 is providedwith spiral grooving I88 ceramically formed in its outer face I6I withthe inner face I82 being smooth. However, at intervals, as indicated inFigs. l and 12, openings I53, I84, I65 and I89 are provided throughwhich leadin wires I87, I68, I89 and I78 extend to the coil section I7I(see Fig. 12) of heat-resistance wire.

The coil I7 I should have a slightly larger radius than the radius ofthe semi-cylindrical spiral groove I88 so that it will be relativelytightly gripped by the side walls I72 of the groove at it expands and sothat it will be tightly gripped when it is laid in the grooves I80.Normally, the wire constituting the coil IN is wound upon a mandrel withits convolutions or turns equally spaced. The initial pitch of the coilis diagrammatically indicated at I73 in Fig. 10 and I74 in Fig. 6.

However, as the coil I7I is laid in the grooves I69, it will bestretched so that the coil will have a wider spacing over the area asdiagrammatically indicated at I75 in Fig. 10 and as diagrammaticallyindicated at I76 in Fig. 6.

As a result the turns of the coil I7I will be more widely spaced overthe middle -.and.de-

sirably over an area ranging from the middle 30 to 70% of the cylinderby an additional spacing equivalent to 125% to 200% of the spacing atthe ends of thecylinder. This wider spacing or increased pitch isindicated at I73 in Fig. 10 and I76 in Fig. 6.

In this manner a more uniform heating effect is obtained with the coilsbeing more closely spaced at the ends I77 of the cylinder J in Fig. 10giving maximum heating effect where the loss by radiation and convectionis most. In the middle part of the cylinder J, say the middle 50% to 80%thereof, the spacing is much wider and the heating effect less where theloss of radiation and convection is slightest.

The ends I'll of the ceramic cylinder J have inturned portions I78, asindicated in Fig. 4, for reinforcement purposes and central openingsI79. In the central openings I79 project the nipples I89 and I8! of theend plates I82 and I89. The plates I82 and I83 shouldered at I84 and I85and also at I88 and I87 to fit into the end of and close off the ends ofthe cast-iron cylinder I.

After the coil of heat-resistance wire L has been placed upon thecylinder J, a relatively soft and heat conducting cement I88 is placedover the exterior of the coil L. This cement is of such a nature that itwill be yieldable with the varying heat generated by heating and coolingof the coil L and at the same time it is applied in such a manner thatit will not fill the interior I89 of the coil IN. This interior I89 asshown in Fig. 12 will be empty.

Before the ceramic cylinder J, with the wire coils L, is inserted intothe cast-iron cylinder 1, the various connections I67, I68, I89 and I78are made to provide the desired circuit arrangement.

Illustratively in the present embodiment of Fig. is shown a three-phaseconnection.

Referring to Figs. 4 and 6, one line I98 will feed the end connectionsI6! and I'll], another line I9! will feed the intermediate connectionI88, and a third line I 92 will feed the intermediate connection I69. Toprevent internal sparking due to differences of potential, the lines I98and I92 and the lead-in wires I87, I88, I69 and I78 are covered by thenon-conducting or ceramic beads 2398, we and I95 at all points wherethey will be adjacent to one another or in contact. As a result therewill be no sparking internally of the ceramic cylinder J, nor inside thehollow shaft 5 Upon assembly of the ceramic cylinder J into thecast-iron cylinder I, the cylinder J with the wires L and the cementcovering I88, is placed in the cylinder I while standing upright andthen the hard and heat conducting cement I96 is poured into position tocover the soft cement I88 and prevent it from powdering away and to holdit against the coils L.

At the same time the hard cement I98 will fill the space between theinner ceramic cylinder J and the outer cast-iron cylinder I and assureuniform heat transference from the inner cylinder J of the heating coilsL to the ironing cylinder I.

If desired the combination of the cylinder J, coil L, and cement I86 andI96 may first be placed in a sheet copper cylinder and this cylinderthen forced into the outer cast iron cylinder I.

The end plate l9? carrying the exten ion I9? of the shaft 56 is thenplaced on the cylinder I.

The nipple I89 will extend through the opening I1 9 at the left end ofthe cylinder J shown in Fig. 4. The plate I82 is bolted or clampedsuitable in position. i

The other end plate I83 (see Fig. 4) is suitably clamped oritheother'end of the cylinder 1 with the shoulders and ridges I 86 and I 91being tightly drawn against each-other.

The outer"castiron--cylinder J is best shown mrsgs; 5, 7 and-8. -'-Asshown, it"has'ab'out four spiral grooves 2H which is indicated best inFig'J-Sflhavin'g a slight 'step-dcWn 2 at their shallow appr'oach'endsanda steep step-down 2I2 at the dee'p'combing ends with anintervening recessed curved base or fioor'2 I3.

The shallow ends-2:! are moved toward the pile oriur, as indicatedat 2I5in Figs.5 and '7, while the deep ends 212 are effective in actinguponand refurbishing;"renovating and combing the fur against which theyare pressed.

I Thesteep edges 2I2 are subjected to considerable weanand stress andwill rapidly lose their relatively'sharp edge at 2I5. To achieve thehighest efficiency in application to thefur garment or other fur"article the edge 2H should have a curvature less than /64" radius anddesirably about /64 radius. .Therefore, it is desirable to use a harderfacing for the steep edge I I2 which is replaceable. 1

This isaccomplishedby the replaceable lace blades K shown in Figsfll, 8and 9. These blades K'may be .of a hardened steel as compared to thebody of the cylinder I and they will a sharp edge 2II with a pluralityofridges 258 closely spaced and extending-vertically. These ridges help toalign the fur fibres in the direction of the rotation of the roller Cand thus give a straightening action. The sharp edge 2I'I and the ridges2 I8 also give-a combing action. These blades areshaped to conform tothe curvature active combing and beating blades K with their curvatureas they are a'pplied'to the cast-iron cylinderl. By providing thesereplaceable, hardened steel blades K, much longer wear is obtained..When. the edges Zilof the cylinder I wear, it, is not necessary toreplace the entire cylinder I but is just sufficient to replace the ourblades K.

Asshovvn best in Fig. 4, the electrical heatin connections I96, NH andI92 pass from the roller C through'the hollow shaft 5 1, through thebearing 53 and around the thirnble 235 which lite in the left end 23! ofthe shaft 52. The ends of the electrical connection, as indicated at980: and IBM are connected to three bolts,.two 01 which, 232 and 233,are shown in Figs. 4 and 13 extending through the conductor slip rings234, 235 and 235, of brass or copper which are separated by theinsulating rings 23! and 239. These'bolts 232 and 239 are enclosed inthe insulating sleeves 239 andEAlfl (see Fig. 13), except at therespective slip ring 234, 235 or 296 to which connection is made. Atthis point the bolt 232 is screwed through the slip ring 235, indicatedat 2M. The other two slip rings 2% and 236 have the large openings 22Sand 229 to receive the insulating sleeves 239 and 2&9.

It will be noted that the entire assemblage is mounted upon the end 23Iof the shaft 54 by means of the annular insulating elements 231,

238 and242.

As indicated in 3, the brushes 2 33, 224 and-245 are carried by the arm226, which is mounted upon the element 241 on the'plate 59 carried bythe arm ll. The arm II- exte'ndsfto the sle'ev 43. The brushes 243,244and 245 are preferably enclosed in a casing (not shown') and theyconnect to the wires or electrical conduits 259, 25I and 252. The wires250, 25I and 252 as shown'on Fig. 6, lead. to the circuit breakerarrangement 253 operated by the'toggle'254 of the solenoid 2 55. fromthe circuit breaker 253 the lines lead to any triple-phase source 255.

The solenoid 255 of the circuit breaker 253 has the electricalconnections 25? and 258 to the control box 259..

The circuit breaker 253 is operated to cut off 'the supply of current tothe'roller C when the temperature exceeds a certain predetermined level,this being controlled by the thermostat arrangement P. l V 1 Thethermostat arrangement P (see Figs. 4'and 6) has the projecting contactfinger element 219 and a body 2H, which respectively fit in the doublerecess 212 and 2'13. The narrow' recess 272 receives the elongatedthermostatic element 2') of the thermostat. The end 274 of the element279 will contact the bottom of the pocket 215 as shown in Fig. l.

The body 2' is provided with a' threaded shank 276 which is threadedinto theouter tapped portion of the narrow pocket 212. The collar 21?will a hold the elongated thermostat structure 210. centhrough the wires25? and 258 and the solenoid 255 to open the circuit to the coils L anddiscontinue the heating of the ironing roller 1.

As shown best at the right side of Fig. 4, the wires 219 and 2890i thecable 218 are connected by the bolts 286 and 28? to the slip rings 288and 289 with the intervening insulation 290 and 29I. The slip rings 289and 289 are substantially of the same construction asthe slip rings 234,235 and 236 at the left side of Fig. 4. The slip rings 288 and 289 areprovided with the brushes 292 and 293 (see Fig. 3) which carry the wires294 and 295 in the cable 296. The brushes 292 and 293 are supported bythe arm 29'! on the bracket 298. The bracket 298 in turn is supported onthe plate 59. The plate 59 is carried on the arm II extending outwardlyfrom the sleeve 43.

In operation, the fur coat is handled and stretched outright by theoperator, standing in the recess MI, on the table I49 and over thecanvas belt I03. The portion of the fur coat to be acted upon will becarried by the single or double continuous felt pad I94 of Figs. 1, 2and 3 or IE6 and H17 of Fig. 11.

The-operator, by pressing down on the treadle 29, can press the ironingroller C into the fur coat on the canvas belt which moves slowlyforwardly in the direction I99 while the opening, ironing and combingedges 2 I 2 of the ironing roller C are acting to refurbish and renewthe fur. While the motor is driving the motor I by the belts I9 and 81and through the pulleys I8, 84 and 86, the fan G'will be directlydriven. The resultant exhaust,1 as indicated. at: 58 in Fig. 2 willdrawin all When the temperature'of ironing roller 0

